Universal Pictures' "Ride Along" debuted at No. 1 spot at the U.S. and Canadian box office for the weekend ending Jan. 19, 2014. According to a Box Office Mojo report published on Jan. 19, "Ride Along" had $41.2 million in ticket sales for the weekend ending Jan. 19, 2014. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart star in "Ride Along," which is a cop action-comedy. "Ride Along" now holds the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie that opened in January.

Three other movies opened in wide release in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 17, 2014: Open Road Films' animated comedy "The Nut Job," which came in at No. 3 with $20.6 million for its opening weekend; Paramount Pictures' action thriller "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (No. 4, with $17.2 million); and 20th Century Fox's horror flick "Devil's Due," which debuted at No. 7 with $8.5 million.

According to Box Office Mojo, here are the Top 5 movies in the U.S. and Canada for the weekend ending Jan. 19, 2014:

1. "Ride Along" — $41.2 million

2. "Lone Survivor" — $23.2 million

3. "The Nut Job" — $20.6 million

4. "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" — $17.2 million

5. "Frozen" — $15 million

And here are the opening-weekend box-office numbers for the movies that opened in limited release on Jan. 17, 2014:

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Carla Hay is an entertainment journalist who has written about movies for several years. She was Billboard magazine's film and TV editor, and she has written for People magazine, The Hollywood Reporter and Reuters. Hay has also interviewed hundreds of celebrities and filmmakers. She also watches approximately 300 new movies a year.